Posts Tagged ‘latest news’
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NBA Jam Initial Impressions
NBA Jam does many things well but still faces quite a bit of scrutiny. Arguably the biggest question centers on value given that EA Sports eroded the brand by advertising it as being "free" with NBA Elite 11. Value is always a subjective thing but I don't see that being the problem with the game. Various gameplay frustrations and some issues with online play though have soured me on NBA Jam already which doesn't bode well going forward. (more…)...
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Harry Potter Sets Franchise High Opening
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 opened to $125 million for the weekend making it easily the biggest start for any film in the franchise to date. It made nearly half of that total on Friday (which included the midnight shows) though and that evidences just how front-loaded it was and that may be a sign it won't go on to be the highest grossing total when all is said and done. The other new opener was The Next Three Days which finished flat in fifth place. Despite it being one of...
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The Line Drive 11/21
The Line Drive is a weekly collection of news, links, and updates that didn’t necessarily warrant their own postings. EA Sports is bringing a new golf game to Facebook that will include some real-time gameplay. EA Sports PGA Tour Golf Challenge is also notable for lacking the name Tiger Woods. ESPN has a look at Fight Night Champion which includes how the story begins in prison and the decision to make it an M rated game. A second survey for the UFC Undisputed series...
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IGN Calls NBA Elite Cancellation Courageous
Typically I don't bother with articles written about developments in the sports gaming world from the mainstream media sites, however this instance just couldn't be ignored in its audacity. It appears IGN is trying to assist EA Sports in the image rebuilding process of their NBA franchise. It reads like a PR piece prompted by EA and ends up doing readers a disservice. (more…)...
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Fox Announces Mid-Season Schedule
Fox has revealed their mid-season lineup of programming which starts being instituted in mid-January. The return of American Idol and the premiere of The Chicago Code headline the new shows coming in. Fringe will move to Friday nights which is not a good sign for its hopes of being renewed. Hopefully the fan base will follow it there, plus it has always been one of the strongest shows in DVR numbers so the move may not hurt the ratings too much. Still it is unfortunate that the prospects fo...
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EA Sports May Be Working On NFL Blitz
It was only a few days ago that EA Sports released their first version of NBA Jam and now comes a rumor that the company may be resurrecting the NFL Blitz franchise. Giant Bomb has posted up their belief that a game is in the works at Tiburon with a release coming likely in 2012. The belief is that EA purchased rights to multiple franchises and NBA Jam was just the only one made public initially. This is somewhat interesting because it remains unclear from where the rights to NBA Jam were a...
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Second Madden Developer Podcast
A second podcast featuring developers from the Madden NFL series released today and features Ian Cummings, Donny Moore, and Larry Richart. Some of the topics discussed include this week's roster update, real time physics, the studio move of the NBA franchise to Tiburon, and how defense and value are focuses going into Madden 12. There are also responses to several questions that came in from the community and the mention that Franchise mode will be talked about in the next podcast. The podc...
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EA Sports MMA Patch Out Now
A patch for EA Sports MMA is now available for both the 360 and the PS3. The patch attempts to enhance the gameplay experience by working on some balance issues as well as delivering a few other changes. So far impressions coming in of the patch have actually been largely negative with many feeling it has shifted favor towards stand up fighters. The stamina drain on failed takedowns and when on the ground, the spamming of hooks and body shots, and continued imbalance between the "Total Stri...
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